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T206Collector...there is zero, absolutely none, nada, zilch, benefit to a bidder of placing a bid at anytime before 20 seconds are left in the auction. The only person benefited by early bids is the seller -- indeed, sellers on this post are complaining about only late bids on their auctions. If you bid early, (a) you only drive the price of items up by giving bidders an opportunity to eat away at your high proxy bid, and (b) you allow people to track you bidding history, thus leaving yourself open to snipes.
Bumper sticker: Bidders, let's keep prices down -- save your bids 'til the end.